Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) Social, Cultural and Educational Committee Chair Lynn Strong-Shinozaki reports that residents Sharon Williams and Francesca DeCesare are participating today in the American Heart Association Times Square CPR Training Relay.

Ms. Williams shows how Hands Only CPR is done today at Times Square Relay.

Ms. Williams and Ms DeCesare help set a Guinness World Record for most people in a CPR Relay.

Ms Strong-Shinozaki is receiving an American Heart Saver Award for her efforts in teaching and advocating for Hands Only CPR training. To date, Ms. Shinozaki and her colleagues have trained 454 Roosevelt Island residents in Hands Only CPR. Here’s how to do Hands Only CPR.

Ms. Shinozaki adds:

Friday June 5th from 5-8pm we will be training people in front of the Tram and the Subway. We will be training people on Roosevelt Island Day with the American Heart Association and Cornell Medical Center. Lastly we will be training people before the summer movie series.

Roosevelt Island Hands Only CPR Training

was available at last night’s RIRA meeting. You can do it too. Help save a life. UPDATE 4:50 PM: